Abstract: A topical composition suitable for application to skin comprising an amount of antioxidant action vitamin and vitamin precursor sufficient to bring about an effect selected from the group consisting of a level of vitamin on the skin significantly above the amount of vitamin on normal vitamin untreated skin for a period of treating four hours after application of the said vitamin containing composition, a reduction of lipid peroxide levels brought about by an insult to the skin wherein the skin is treated with the said vitamin containing composition prior to said insult, a level of skin vitamin which is significantly above the level of vitamin on the skin brought about by oral ingestion of the vitamin, or a combination of any of a, b, or c.

Abstract: A composition comprising a compound of the formulaROCH.sub.2 CH.sub.2 SO.sub.3.sup.- X.sup.+wherein R is alkyl or alkenyl of eight to twenty two carbon atoms, inclusive or a mixture thereof and X is an alkali metal, alkaline earth metal, ammonium or substituted ammonium in combination with a soap or additional surfactant and moisture.

Abstract: A foaming emulsion liquid composition comprisinga. an aqueous phase comprising (1) at least one high foaming anionic surfactant and (2) at least one a mild to the skin foaming surfactant selected from the group consisting of an anionic surfactant, amphoteric surfactant nonionic surfactant, or mixture thereof wherein(a) the weight ratio of a (1) to a (2) when an a (2) anionic surfactant is present is from about 10:1 to 2:1,(b) the amphoteric is present from 0 to 10 wt % of the composition, provided that if a nonionic a (2) surfactant is not present, the amphoteric surfactant is at least 1 wt % of the composition,(c) the foaming nonionic surfactant is present from 0 to 5 wt % of the composition provided that if an amphoteric a (2) surfactant is not present the foaming nonionic surfactant is at least 1 wt % of the composition, and(d) the total a surfactant is from about 12 to 30 wt % of the composition,b. an oil phase essentially insoluble in the aqueous phase present in about 3 to 15 wt % of the composition,b.

Abstract: A combination cleansing, conditioning composition comprising a stable, clear, aqueous cleansing phase having stably dispersed and suspended therein particles bearing the conditioning agent, the aqueous cleansing phase comprising:a. a high foaming anionic surfactant,b. an amphoteric surfactant in quantities of at least 0.2 wt. % of the composition wherein clarity of the aqueous phase is maintained,c. an effective amount of a viscoelasticity enhancing suspending material comprised of a xantham gum having an initial transmittance in a 1 wt. % distilled water solution of at least 85% as measured by a UV spectrophotometer at 600 nm, andd.

Abstract: A process for preparing alkoxylated alkyl glyceryl ether sulfonates which comprises reacting in the presence of water and the absence of ethanol a mixture of alkoxylated glycidyl ethers having as the major quantity of alkoxylated material ##STR1## with a salt of a sulfite bisulfite salt mixture at a temperature below about 110.degree. C. wherein R is an alkyl or alkenyl of 10 to 20 carbon atoms, inclusive, R' is hydrogen or methyl and n has an average value of 1 to 10 and obtaining a sulfonated alkoxylated product having as a major quantity of the alkoxylated material a salt ofR(OCH.sub.2 CHR.sup.1).sub.n OCH.sub.2 CHOHCH.sub.2 SO.sub.

Abstract: A continuous process for preparing alkoxylated alkyl glyceryl ether sulfonates which comprises reacting in the presence of water a mixture of an alkali metal sulfide and bisulfite with a mixture of alkoxylated glycidyl ethers comprising a major quantity of a ##STR1## wherein R is alkyl or alkenyl of about eight to twenty carbon atoms, R' is H or methyl, n is an average integer value of 1 to about 12 to obtain alkoxylated sulfonated product having as a major quantity of the alkoxylated product ##STR2## at an elevated temperatures of at least 125.degree. C., a pressure sufficient to maintain the reaction mass liquid at the reaction temperature and at least 20 wt % of the reaction mass as sulfonated product.

Abstract: A composition comprising a compound of the formulaROCH.sub.2 CH.sub.2 SO.sub.3.sup.- X.sup.+wherein R is alkyl or alkenyl of eight to twenty two carbon atoms, inclusive or a mixture thereof and X is an alkali metal, alkaline earth metal, ammonium or substituted ammonium in combination with a soap or additional surfactant and moisture.

Abstract: An aqueous composition comprisinga. a suffactant selected from the group consisting(1) a salt of the formula ##STR1## wherein R is an aliphatic radical or mixed aliphatic radicals with 4 to 24 carbon atoms, inclusive, the average value of n is from one to about 10, and M is a metal or amine,(2) a salt of an acyl isethionate wherein the acyl group is from about 10 to 22 carbon atoms inclusive,(3) mixtures of (1) and (2), andb. an antibacterial effective amount of ##STR2## wherein W, X, Y and Z are halogen hydrogen or trifluoroethyl with the proviso that at least three of W, X, Y and Z are halogen or trifluoromethyl,wherein a. is present in the composition in sufficient amounts to increase the antibacterial efficacy of b.

Abstract: A solid composition comprisinga. about 5 to 85 wt % of an acylisethionate salt,b. about 90 to 5 wt % of soap, andc. an effective amount of a metal chelating agent consisting solely of an agent selected from the group consisting of ethylene diamine tetra acetic acid, water soluble salts of said acid, and mixtures thereof, said composition having a pH of from about 7.2 to 10.

Abstract: A method for preparing paracumylphenol in a highly selective manner which comprisesa. reacting alpha methylstyrene with a purity greater than about 99.5 wt. % with a molecular excess of phenol having a purity greater than about 99.95 wt. % in the contact presence of a solid organic cation exchange resin at a temperature of from about 40.degree. C. to about 100.degree. C. and obtaining a stream containing paracumylphenol, phenol and small quantitities of side reaction products comprising orthocumylphenol and alpha methylstyrene dimers,b. removing excess phenol and other unwanted materials which are lower boiling than paracumylphenol, thereby leaving a stream which is at least about 99 wt. % paracumylphenol.

Abstract: An aromatic polycarbonate resin composition which contains(A) 3-97 parts by weight of an aromatic polycarbonate resin in which the ratio of the phenolic terminal group represented by the following formula I: ##STR1## with respect to the nonphenolic terminal group represented by the following formula II: ##STR2## (in which R.sub.1 and R.sub.2, which may be identical to or different from one another, are selected from a hydrogen atom and alkyl groups containing 20 or fewer carbon atoms which may or may not be substituted with halogen atoms)I/II is 1/19 or higher,(B) 97-3 parts by weight of a polyphenylene ether resin, A+B=100 parts by weight, and(C) 0.5 to 100 parts by weight, with respect to 100 parts by weight of the combined weights of (A) and (B), of a styrene copolymer which has an epxoy or oxazoline group.

Abstract: In the preparation of bisphenol-A by condensation of phenol with acetone in the presence of an acidic ion-exchange resin catalyst, pretreatment of the catalyst to render it anhydrous comprises two steps to minimize resin degradation. In the first step, from 25 to 90 percent by weight of the resin associated water is removed by vaporization, and in the second step dehydration is completed by saturating the partially dehydrated catalyst with phenol. The advantage of the improvement in the process resides in a more efficient drying, requiring less time and minimal degradation of the resin structure.

Abstract: The present invention provides for improved performance of a dynamic mechanical analyzer which measures mechanical and rheological properties of a material by reducing thermal lag in the material by modifying the radiative oven thereof to include a convective transfer device.

Abstract: A composition comprisinga. an aromatic copolyestercarbonate comprising from about 2 to 30 mole percent ester content of an alpha omega aliphatic dicarboxylic acid ester having from about 8 to 20 carbon atoms, inclusive, admixed withb. an inert filler in sufficient quantities to increase the flexural modulus of copolyestercarbonate.

Abstract: A four-component blend of an aromatic carbonate polymer, a styrene-acrylonitrile copolymer, a methacrylate-diene-styrene shell-core copolymer and polybutylene terephthalate exhibits good shear thinning characteristics and weldline strength, as well as other favorable mechanical properties.

Abstract: Polycarbonate and polyarylate resins are chain-terminated with a group selected from those of the formula: ##STR1## wherein each R independently represents one of hydrogen or lower alkyl. The resins are reactive polycarbonates, poly(ester carbonates) and polyarylates, useful as intermediates in the preparation of block and graft copolymers, with other polymers having functional, reactive groups.

Abstract: Polymers of the formula: ##STR1## wherein X is selected from the group consisting of halogen, hydroxyl and alkoxy and n is an integer such that the polymer has a weight average molecular weight within the range of from 5,000 to 30,000 are useful to prepare a wide variety of block copolymer resins such as polycarbonate - polyisobutylene block copolymer.

Abstract: Polycarbonate resins containing at least one divalent chain unit of the formula: ##STR1## are transitory cross-linkers prepared by thermal degradation of the corresponding acid esters (the ester group being removable under conditions of the degradation by a beta-elimination mechanism). Cross-linked polycarbonate resins exhibit enhanced fire-resistance, especially non-dripping. The cross-linkers are useful to cross-link any resin having a group reactive with a carboxyl group.

Abstract: A polycarbonate resin, containing in the polymer chain at least one divalent moiety of the formula: ##STR1## wherein E is selected from the group consisting of alkylene containing from 1 to 15 carbon atoms, inclusive, and halogen-substituted alkylene containing from 1 to 15 carbon atoms, inclusive, a is an integer of 0 or 1 and R' is hydrogen or hydrocarbyl or halogen substituted hydrocarbyl amenable to beta elimination upon thermal degradation.

Abstract: Polycarbonate resins containing at least one divalent chain unit of the formula: ##STR1## wherein E represents a trivalent hydrocarbon radical, or a trivalent halogen-substituted hydrocarbon radical, are transitory cross-linkers prepared by thermal degradation of the corresponding acid esters (the ester group being removable under conditions of the degradation by a beta-elimination mechanism). Cross-linked polycarbonate resins exhibit enhanced fire-resistance, especially non-dripping. The cross-linkers are useful to cross-link any resin having a group reactive with a carboxyl group.